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Board directs staff to issue RFP for Benoist Farms parcel and study equestrian waste management

2955803 · April 11, 2025
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The Solid Waste Authority directed staff to issue an RFP and appraisal for a 5.25‑acre parcel on Benoist Farms Road with a preference for proposals addressing waste management, and asked staff to study equestrian waste disposal options after hearing estimates that county demand outstrips current permitted capacity.

The Solid Waste Authority directed staff to issue an RFP and commission an appraisal for a 5.25‑acre parcel on Benoist Farms Road and to weigh proposals that address solid‑waste needs, including a stated preference for uses that would reduce or process waste. The board also directed staff to research the county’s equestrian-waste volumes and management options and return with findings.

Staff told the board the parcel sits on a former landfill complex and that an earlier 20‑year lease to Horizon 880 (later assigned to High Point Agro Bedding) failed…

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